Tray-enclosed jewelry box



Dec. 17, 1968 J. SHIFFMAN TRAY-ENCLOSED JEWELRY BOX Filed June 30, 1966 FBG.2-

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ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,416,655 TRAY-ENCLOSED JEWELRY BOX Jerome Shiifman, 128 Cartage Road, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 Filed June 30, 1966, Ser. No. 561,841 1 Claim. (Cl. 206-75) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The invention provides a display box which not only incorporates a pivoted internal tray, but in which the tray is formed in a special manner, enabling the insertion of a velvet-covered type material, the box incorporating a base member and a cover, each of which at its rear flanges is provided with a channel to receive an elongated bead at the rear end of the tray, a spring-clip passing through the tray inwardly of its bead and engaging two in-cut seats provided one for the body member and one for the cover. When the cover is opened, the spring-clip holds it in such position, and when the cover is closed the spring-clip keeps it in such closed position. The bottom wall of the box base member is provided with a centrally disposed inverted protrusion, which is open at its base and has opposed side Walls formed with pintlereceiving recesses adapted for a movable easel having spaced arms, each with a pintle for one of said recesses.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a composite view showing all the elements as they are assembled in succession from bottom to top of the figure;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the closed box;

FIG. 2a is a section on the line 2a-2a, FIG. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, the holding member 9 having been removed, and the easel having been moved downwardly;

FIG. 3 is avertical transverse section, taken on the line 3-3, FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged detailed section, schematically showing one manner of latching the tray to the box body-member.

Referring to FIGURE 1 0f the drawings, the body member of the box is shown at 2. Preferably, it is of molded plastic and is formed with an inset wall at 2x, and at opposed sides thereof, pintle-receiving recesses are formed as at 13, for the reception of the pintles of an easel-type member 4.

The tray shown at 5 is formed with a central opening having a deep skirt at 5x, at the top of which is a rectangular flange, the skirt and flange being cut away at 6, inwardly of a bead 7, the latter being for hinging purposes. When the tray is set into box-body 1, the bead will fit into slightly recessed and slightly rounded seat at 8, the curvature of the seat being best shown in FIG. 3.

The central aperture of the tray is adapted to receive a cardboard or other holding member for a velvet covering, one form of said holding member being shown at 9.

At 4x is illustrated a suitable form of spring clip for holding the box body, the tray, and the cover in position. For the purpose of receiving one hook-end of the spring clip, the box-body member 2 is in-cut at 8x, which means that it will be molded with a depression to provide an overlying shoulder at 9 to receive the lower hook end of the spring clip 4x,

The spring-clip will extend through the passageway at 6 in the tray, and will engage a shoulder at 3, formed at the inner back wall of the cover member 14.

When the box is assembled, the relation of the elements will be as shown at FIG. 3. For clarity of illustration in FIG. 3, the head 7 is not shown in direct abutment with the box-body and cover, but in practice the spring clip 10 will hold the said two elements in firm abutment with the bead.

Any suitable means may be employed for latching the tray to closed tight position on the box-body 1. Thus one or more slight projections or nibs, as at 15, FIG. 4, may be formed on the walls of the box-body, to receive slight recesses in fingers 16 or a continuous shallow flange carried by member 5 of the tray at its top wall or lip, and at any selected point or points, and this may be in accordance with the principal in FIG. 4 as one example.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the form and arrangement of the elements illustrated in the drawing, without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thus, in general practice, the form of cardboard, plastic or the like, which receives a covering of velvet, will be sufficiently yielding to tightly fit within the skirt of the tray, said form alone, without covering, being indicated at 10 in FIG. 3.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. A tray-enclosed jewelry box, comprising a box-body member formed on its bottom with a centrally disposed inverted box-like protrusion, the said protrusion being open at its base and having opposed side walls formed with pintle-receiving recesses, a movable easel member having spaced arms each with a pintle positioned in each of said recesses, said box body further having side walls, including a back wall, formed with a receiving shoulder and a rounded edge area above the shoulder, a tray member having a central aperture bounded by a relatively deep skirt, merging into an upper overlying outwardly extending flange formation, an unbroken bead projected from the rear area of said outwardly extending wall formation, an aperture being formed in said flange formation inwardly of the bead and extending downwardly into said skirt, a velvet-covered form being adapted to fit within the skirted tray, a spring clip engaging the shoulder of the box-body and extending upwardly through the opening of the flange formation adjacent its bead, a cover member having a top and side walls, including a rear wall, and a spring clip receiving shoulder formed on said cover rear wall, said cover member having a slightly recessed curved edge area extending at opposite sides of said shoulder, said spring clip engaging said shoulder.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,046,133 6/1936 Rathbun 206- 1,863,937 6/1932 Shields 206-75 XR 1,501,528 7/1924 Davis 206-16 2,416,822 3/1947 Crane 206-37 XR 2,746,702 5/1956 Gourley et al. 206-45.l3

JOSEPH R. LECLAIR, Primary Examiner. J. M. CASKIE, Assistant Examiner.

US. Cl. X.R. 206-4524; 220-35 

